Door buck anchor



March 1, 1932. A, B PAUND 7 1,847,977 noon Bucx ANCHOR/ Filed April 19. 27

. actef are commonly Patented Mar. 1, 1932' H I H a "mam-man ieaxpfirigma. sefis1 m m 4 I "This inventionrelatesto meansforsec'ur? the descripti flof-th Y I thesve rtlcat frame: n emberH -ofna' door or other device to a" partition Wall :formed a of tile or like material. Devices of-this' char-' chors of door buck anchors-.,-

: It is commoh in forining ,wa11s' partitions to place the tile r.b10cks foneflup'on V the-other withmo 1%? material between the blocks oithe wall, aswhere adotor-way occurs,to se-,

cu'reto ;the t11e or blocks a vertical member usiiially'oit Wood and commonly referredto.

as zvbuck'or door buckl 1:57 ".These partitions areformed'of'different;

types 0t tile; asthe cellularlter'ra-cotta tile; referred by imth-trade a'sfmacholiteor pyrobary afidl the plaster tile commonly The; obj ect, ofthe; jpres'ent invention-is, to

provide a simp1e ;.light and inexpensive buck,

anchor which may-be easily ajoplied to walls formed 'eithenof-terra cfotta tile or plaster tile" and Which Will' aetgfirr ijly' tofsecure the door;

buck torrthe edge or end ofthe" walk;

iiQne'zbIfthe-featuressof the ifiverrtion is; a buck-anchor so forinedjof sheet mater al-that? awpart of-th body portion vof ,onefahchor is;:cut or formed ofi the ;material remoyedfa from between the outwardly extending legs oiailother anchor a Another; featurepf the invention resides-iiithe :iarctision 5 of ananchor pf sheetihateria l having; dewnv's ardl-y? extending spurs or lugs;

sides" "the proportions l and arrarige'rhefit I r,ottet eas es -and advantages wiuepp'tir' referred to as buck antar on-oth'er 'celiientitious and at "the end ventiomxj V a. l t iFigqii' s a perspectivevlew of thearichori' 6a one of which is adapted teengage ba'ck of I oneofrthe transverseWebs or partitions-when Y ra y Cut aw y,-

fromtiine tot'iirie as inventionprogresses a g It is believedthe invention will, beJihdB stood most readily from a; detailedpdesci'ip" tioh thereoftaken in-connectionvwiththeaccompanyingdrawings,ih'whichrg A-m I .pFig; 1' is a perspective view oflapor iti dii V of, a terra cbttatile associated'iwith' ap;ortio'n ofa (1001: back i LHd ShOWiDg -thB anchor of, the; 'presentrinvefition applied thereto ;Z,:- 60 F ig. 21 isfasimilar 'vieW,;h1it*shoWS :mIBO-Z tangular. door buck secured to a pl aste'r tile I V bymea1is of the I anchorof the presehtfinx detached; 1. a Fig. 4 is a side View of a Wall havirigmthe door buck;Zs'eeured thereto; by buck anchors; Fig; 5- is 'a sectionalgview longitlfld'ina-lly of .a'terr'a cotta tile and 10110121, such-as seenriine Fig. 1,; showing, the manner inflwhich-ithe rear; orda'rg'ei", spur of the'anchdi' isjposir ti'oriedeback of the firstweb "or partitionflofj the-ti1e';and 1. I if: r 6,-is .ajsection viewing the tile and 75 anchor fromthe right-in Fig."5.-' Y i -R eferring now to the; drawings-,giil which 7 like: reference characters indicate; the sill-me 1 pa'rts'iirthe' Sevra-lviews; 10 ihdic'ates a door- V buckhaving thereinthe channel -01 g'rOQYeJ .11: 8Q

b y p t on; 14 to. p ovi e: pa ofsecu i legs 16. Each0f the legs 16 isprovided with a plurality-10f openings 17 through which nails or otherfdevicesma-y.be'inserted to se- 9e 7 cure the anchorito the door buck V I r The body portion -lfl of the'b'uckiscnasvind ca t 1 e pai of spurs 19 and QO beingjprovidedas clearly shown-in Fig. 3. I Itwill bejlOted; that the 95 spur 20 is broader or lfargerthan the spur- 191-- Beferringgnow to" Fig. 1, it .willi-be noted that the; anchor is applied to the tile-l2 with' the Wings on opposite sides of the tile and w h t rg r'sp r p i'0 difi" ng ge'-. 1w

w gslfi-fse The wings 15' extendbeyond the end-ofthe ment with the web or partition 21 of the tile. When used with terra cotta tiles, such as shown in Fig. 1, the spur 19 is without function.

Referring to the drawings, it Will be noted that the rear end of the anchor has an arcuate projection. 22 which is cut from the arcuate cut away portion 23 of the next anchor. 1n the process of manufacturing. Referrlng now to Fig. 1, it will be seen that the cut away portion 23 operates to provide an opening or space 24 between the end of the anchor and the end wall 25 of the tile. In theprocess of laying the partition or wall, mortar or cement is placed upon the upper edge of the tile and a portion thereof will extenddown through the opening 24; thus acting more firmly to secure the anchor against endwise displacement in the wall.

In applying the anchor to the wall, the legs 16 will preferably be turned outwardly at an angle so as not to engage the buck 10.

Afterthe wall has been laid, the legs 16 are bent into engagement with the buck 10 and secured thereto by means of the nails or other devices 26 passing through the openings 17.

Inorderfirmly to secure the anchor in place,

the ends of the legs 16 may be bent about the corner of the door buck 10, as shown in. dotted lines'in Fig. 1,- a securing device being passed through the end hole in the leg in an'obvious manner.

It is, of course, understood that the anchors- 13 will be placed between the layers of the tile, as clearly indicated in Fig. 4. It is optional how many of the anchors are employed. They may be provided at each course or joint between the tiles or less frequently as seems expedient. the'stru'cture thus far described that when the anchor is built into the wall, it is prevented from sidewise displacement by means of the wings15 and is held against endwise displacement in an outward direction by means of the lug or spur 20 engaging the partition 21 and also by means of the tie or bond or plaster which extends into the opening 24. r c

It will be-noted that the point'o f attachment of'the leg 16 to the body portion of the anchor is somewhat removed from the edge of the buck 10; thus permitting the buck to be more firmly secured to the wall without lost' motion, than would be possible if the connecting portion 27 extended substantially at right angles to the face of the tile.

In Fig. 2 a rectangular door buck is shown secured to a plaster tile 29, such as macholite or pyrobar, by means of the anchor of the present invention. In applying the anchor to a plaster tile, the wings 15 are positioned on opposite sides of the tile'with the outer end of the anchor slightly removed from the outer edge of the tile. The upper surface of the anchor is then struck a slight blow or It is clear fromnext tile is placed thereon in an obvious manner. Theplaster and weight of the tiles above operate firmly to hold the spurs 19 and 20 in the tile to prevent lengthwise movement of the anchor; while lateral movement is prevented'by means of the Wings 15. The .securingfof the anchor between the plaster tile is made very secure by reason of the bond of mortar or cementbetween the tiles through the opening 18 in the anchor. The legs 16 of the anchor are secured to'the buck 28v by means of the securing devices,.as nails 26,

in the same manner as described" in connection with Fig. 1.

It is obvious that the terra cotta tile 12 of Fig. 1 may be applied. to a door buck, such as the rectangularbuck 28 of Fig. 2 and also that the plaster tile '29may'be used in connectionwith a channel doorbuck, suchas the bucklOofFigl. f

It is, also, obvious that applicanthas provided-a buck anchor which may be used equal ly as efficiently in either a terra cotta tilepartition or Wall or with a plaster tile struc ture. It is, also, obvious that many minor changes in the details of the structure may be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention." The invention should, therefore, be' 'limited only by the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is new and desireto secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1.v In a buck anchor, a substantially flat plate adapted to be inserted betweenthe' wall blocks or tiles along with the mortar betweenthe said blocks, the said plate having a cutaway portion centrally thereof, a spur formed from said cutaway portion and bent downwardly into a plane at substantially right angles to thepl'ane' of saidplate, said spurbeing arranged to be positioned back of the first transverse partition ofa terra cotta tile or to be embedded in aplaster tile, flanges at the opposite sides of said plate extending downwardly at substantially right angles thereto andadapted t0v engage the opposite sides of the block vor tile in the Wall, and flexible legs extending from one end of said plate adapted to engage and to be secured to the opposite sides of the buck,said legs being formed as continuationsof said flanges.

2'.-In a buck anchorgfa substantially vflat plate adapted to be inserted betweenthe wall blocks or tiles along with the'mortar between the said blocks, the said 'plateha'ving a cutaway portion substantially centrally thereof, spurs formed from saidcu'taway portion and bent downwardly into a plane at substantial ly right angles to the plane of said plate, one

of said spurs being arranged tojbe positioned back of the first transverse partition of a terra cotta tile and both of said spurs being adapted to belembedded in a'plaster tile, flanges at the opposite sides of said late extending at substantially right angles t ereto and adapted to engage theopposite sides of a block or tile in the wall, and legs formed as continuations of said flanges extending 10 from one endof said plate adapted to 'engage and to be secured to the opposite sides of the buck. a 3. Ina door buck anchor, a substantially flat plate adapted to be inserted between the 15 tiles or blocks in a wall, spurs punched from said plate and extending at substantially right angles thereto, flanges at the opposite sides of said plate and bent at substantially right angles to the plane thereof,-the said 2U flanges extending beyond the end ofsaid plate to form legs adapted to engage and be secured to the opposite sides of the door buck, -'the said flanges extending only a portion of the length of the said plate, whereby the 25 legs of one anchor-are formedoi the material at the sides 'ofthenext anchor at the end of the said flanges. w In testimony whereof I have signed this specification.

3o ARTHUR B. PAUND. 

